as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
a spur-of-the-moment trip to the zoo
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Recent Examples of spur-of-the-moment
The push and pull lends itself to some juicy dramatic tension, with Jacob even taking a punch to the face after a spur-of-the-moment kiss goes awry.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 July 2025
But the spur-of-the-moment bucket list choices didn't stop there.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 24 June 2025
This is her tale, and these are her mistakes, her spur-of-the-moment kisses, her post-karaoke hangovers.
—Hannah Benson
may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
Wayne met Trump in Florida ahead of the 2020 election and said the picture was taken spur-of-the-moment during a meeting about criminal justice reforms and other initiatives for the Black community.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 July 2025
But the spur-of-the-moment bucket list choices didn't stop there.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 24 June 2025
This is her tale, and these are her mistakes, her spur-of-the-moment kisses, her post-karaoke hangovers.
—Hannah Benson
may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
Wayne met Trump in Florida ahead of the 2020 election and said the picture was taken spur-of-the-moment during a meeting about criminal justice reforms and other initiatives for the Black community.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spur-of-the-moment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spur-of-the-moment
Adjective
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Christmas Eve is her favorite day of the year, but she’s just been informed that her adult children won’t be coming over tonight because her ex-husband has decided to throw an impromptu wedding reception after his impromptu courthouse wedding with his second wife.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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No longer do white picket fences divide neighbors and security gates enclose neighborhoods, but walking trails zig zag throughout the homes with lush landscaping to give access to impromptu social intersections alongside nature.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The improvised nature of the production was born in part out of practical necessity.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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One person lies in the street, his head cracked open in a pool of blood, while a boy is carried away on an improvised stretcher.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ohs has described his method as collaborative and as calculatedly improvisational, a mix of composition in advance and real-time discovery.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Grateful Dead were an improvisational band.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Spur-of-the-moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spur-of-the-moment. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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